ALLENDALE, Mich. - The No. 3 Grand Valley State women's soccer team hosts UW-Parkside in its seventh straight NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Final on Friday at 5 p.m. at the GVSU Soccer Field. GVSU (19-1-2) enters the contest after a 3-1 win against Rockhurst on Sunday in the NCAA Second Round. UW-Parkside (14-4-3) has upset its last three opponents to advance to the Regional Final.

SERIES HISTORY The Lakers own a slight 5-4 all-time series edge. GVSU has won the last two meetings with the Rangers, but UW-Parkside last won in the 2008 Midwest Regional Final, 1-0.

THEâLASTâTIME...When the two teams met in this same round in 2010, GVSUâpulled out a 3-0 win against theâRangers at the GVSUâSoccer Field.

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
GVSUâis 106-4-3 (.951) at home under 10th-year head coach Dave DiIanni. The Lakers have also outscored opponents 427-44 in that time.
NCAAâTOURNAMENTâHISTORY
GVSU owns a 22-7-4 (.727) record in the NCAAâTournament. The Lakers last dropped a regional final in 2008 against the Rangers.

BLANKâSHEETS
Senior CHELSEAâPARISEâbecame the Division II career shutout leader against Ferris State on Sept. 12 with 47. She now owns 58 solo blank sheets in her four-year career. Her record bests the previous one held by Northern Kentucky’s Lauren Piening.

KICKIN’ ITâIN
The duo of Kayla Addison and Ashley Botts have tallied double-digit goals in each of their four seasons in the Blue and Black. Addison led the team her sophomore season, while Botts topped the squad in both her freshman and junior years.

SCOUTING WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE This is UW-Parkside's sixth appearance in the NCAA Tournament and the third trip in as many years. The Rangers previously qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2011, 2010, 2008, 2004 and 2003. UWPâis on a winning streak after upsetting its last two Top 25 opponents in the NCAA tournament. The Rangers picked up a 2-0 win against No. 22 William Jewell in the first round before taking down GLVCâChampion No. 13 Quincy with a goal in the 82nd minute for the 2-1 win. Megan Owns leads the team with seven goals, while Emily Konior is second with six. Madison Pickettis a playmaker with a team-high seven assists, while Ashley Meyer can both dish out and score with four goals and six assists. In the net, Michelle Girard picked up her 13th win of the season, while owning a 0.73 goals-against average, allowing only 13 goals.